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MASSICOT
massicot, massicotite
(noun) the mineral form of lead monoxide; in the form of yellow powder it is used as a pigment
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
massicot (countable and uncountable, plural massicots)
(chemistry) lead monoxide, PbO, obtained as a yellow amorphous powder, the fused and crystalline form of which is called litharge; lead ocher. It is used as a pigment; also, lead oxide yellow, as opposed to red lead, which is lead tetroxide Pb3O4.
Usage notes
• Massicot is sometimes used by painters, and also as a drier in the composition of ointments and plasters.
Anagrams
• acosmist, somatics
Source: Wiktionary
Mas"si*cot, n. Etym: [F. massicot; E. masticot is a corruption.] (Chem.)
Definition: Lead protoxide, PbO, obtained as a yellow amorphous powder, the fused and crystalline form of which is called litharge; lead ocher. It is used as a pigment.
Note: Massicot is sometimes used by painters, and also as a drier in the composition of ointments and plasters.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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